Format = 2 1/2" by 3 1/2"
Production Run Series 1 (1986, 60 cards) = 12,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $2Value of full set ~ $120
Production Run Series 2 (1987, 60 cards) = 12,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $2Value of full set ~ $120
Production Run Series 3 (1988, 30 cards) = 10,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $2Value of full set ~ $60
Production Run Series 4 (1988, 30 cards) = 10,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $2 (Jim Thorpe error card ~ $25)Value of full set ~ $60 (with Thorpe error card ~$83)
Production Run Series 5 (1988, 30 cards) = 10,000 (confirmed)
Value of each card ~ $2Value of full set ~ $60
Marketed as a complete series from World Wide Sports, 5 sets of sepia toned cards featuring the game's greatest players of the 1905-1935 era were released over three years (1986-1988).
The 60 cards of Series 1 (1986) each feature a "Baseball Immortals Smithsonian Institution" logo in the lower left corner, the only graphic on the borderless card front.
The 60 cards of Series 2 (1987) have no front logo
The Series 3-5 sets (1988) consisted of 30 cards each. The cards featured a "Baseball Immortals 1905-1935 The Conlon Collection" logo in the lower left corner, the only graphic on the borderless card front. Production numbers for sets 3-5 were 10,000 rather than 12,000 of the first two sets. Cards in Series 3-5 are not numbered and series designations are in small print at back - bottom right.
Please download the 1981-1988 checklist to find the players included in this set.
Known Error Card in Series 4: Some sets include an error on the Jim Thorpe card. Thorpe is pictured on the front, and Charles Rehm's statistics are printed on the back. The Charles Rehm card is printed correctly. This misprinted card is valued at $25. A complete set including this card is worth $83.
ERRORS
Known Error Card in Series 4:
Some sets include an error on the Jim Thorpe card. Thorpe is pictured
on the front, and Charles Rehm's statistics are printed on the back. The
Charles Rehm card is printed correctly. This misprinted card is valued
at $25. A complete set including this card is worth $83.
Babe Adams pictured with bio for Ace Adams.
